I was an engineer for 35 years. Over that time I was tasked with a variety of statistical analysis projects.
YES I was a smart ass and would always ask, “what do you want the answer to be?” It was ALWAYS a joke.
The last 10 years of my career, that was no longer a joke. It had become the norm. Fudge the numbers to get the answer you want.
As for the CDC reputation, They can all GO TO HELL!!
“””YES I was a smart ass and would always ask, “what do you want the answer to be?” It was ALWAYS a joke.””””
Much like the people that do the polling. Let me know what you want the results to be and I will phrase the questions accordingly.